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Q UALIFI CATION S YSTEM – G AMES OF THE XXXI O LYMPIAD – R IO 2016 Original Version: ENGLISH J 2015 Page 1 / 8 INTERNATIONAL ROWING FEDERATION Rowing Men’s Events ( 8 ) Women’s Event s ( 6 ) Single Sculls (1x) Pair (2 - ) Double Sculls (2x) Four (4 - ) Quadruple Sculls (4x) Eight (8+) Lightweight Double Sculls (2x) Lightweight Four (4 - ) Single Sculls (1x) Pair (2 - ) Double Sculls (2x) Quadruple Sculls (4x) Eight (8+) Lightweight Double Sculls (2x) 1. Total Quota for Rowing : Qualification Places Host Country Places Tripartite Commission Invitation Places Total Men 328 1 2 331 Women 216 1 2 219 Total 544 2 4 550 2. Maximum Number of Athletes per NOC: Quota per NOC Event Specific Quota Men 28 1 x boat per e vent Women 20 1 x boat per e vent Total 48 3. Type of Allocation of Quota Places: The quota places are allocated to the NOCs . For q uota places obtained at the African, Asian, American s and European Continental Qualification regattas and the Final Qualification regatta , the rowers that qualified the boat ( s ) at these events have to compete in the same boat c lass should they compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games . For quota places obtained a t the 201 5 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France, t he NOC may enter a boat with differe nt rowers at the 201 6 Olympic Games than those who qualified the boat and these rowers may row in different events at the Olympic Games than those in which they competed in 201 5 . A. EVENTS ( 14 ) B. ATHLETE S QUOTA Q UALIFI CATION S YSTEM – G AMES OF THE XXXI O LYMPIAD – R IO 2016 Original Version: ENGLISH JUNE 2015 Page 2 / 8 All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force, including but not limited to, Rule 41 (Nationality of Competitors). Only those athletes who have complied with the Olympic Charter may participate in the Olympic Games . Additional IF Requirements : To be eligible to participate in the 2015 World Rowing Championship , all a thletes must be eligible under FISA Rules and Regulations ( “Eligibility and Nationality” Rule 19 on page 53 of the FISA Rule Book http://www.worldrowing.com/fisa/resources/rule - books ) . To be eligible to participate in the continental Olympic qualification regattas and the final Olympic qualification regatta, a ll athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force. This includes Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter (Nationality of Competitors). To be eligible for a Tripartite Commission Invitation Places in Row ing, athletes proposed from an NOC must attend and participate in at least one of the qualification events . Q UALIFICATION P LACES M EN / W OMEN Number of boat quota places available per qualification event (subject to the reallocation of unused quota places): Continental Qualification Regattas 2015 World Champs Asia/ Oceania Africa America s European (+AUS, NZL, CAN, USA) Final Qualif Regatta Total Boats Total Rower s Men Single Sculls ( M 1x) 9 7 4 6 3 29 29 Pairs ( M 2 - ) 11 - - - 2 13 26 Double Sculls ( M 2x) 11 - - - 2 13 26 Fours ( M 4 - ) 11 - - - 2 13 52 Quadruple Sculls ( M 4x) 8 - - - 2 10 40 Eights ( M 8+) 5 - - - 2 7 63 Men Lightweight Double Sculls ( LM 2x) 11 3 1 3 2 20 40 Fours ( LM 4 - ) 11 - - - 2 13 52 Other Host Country Places (M1x) 1 1 Tripartite Places (M1x) 2 2 Total Men ’s Boats 77 10 5 9 5 12 121 331 C. ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY D. QUALIFICATION PATHWAY Q UALIFI CATION S YSTEM – G AMES OF THE XXXI O LYMPIAD – R IO 2016 Original Version: ENGLISH JUNE 2015 Page 3 / 8 Number of boat quota places available per qualification event (subject to the reall ocation of unused quota places) Continental Qualification Regattas 2015 World Champs Asia/ Oceania Africa America s European (+AUS, NZL, CAN, USA) Final Qualif Regatta Total Boats Total Rower s Women Single Sculls ( W 1x) 9 7 4 6 3 29 29 Pairs ( W 2 - ) 11 - - - 4 15 30 Double Sculls ( W 2x) 11 - - - 2 13 26 Quadruple Sculls ( W 4x) 5 - - - 2 7 28 Eights ( W 8+) 5 - - - 2 7 63 Women Lightweight Double Sculls ( LW 2x) 11 3 1 3 2 20 40 Other Host Country Places (W1x) 1 1 Tripartite Places (W1x) 2 2 Total Women ’s Boats 52 10 5 9 5 10 94 219 Total Rower s 380 26 12 24 14 88 550 The qualification events are listed in hierarchical order of qualification. Qualification Event s 201 5 FISA World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette (FRA) Open to all NOCs whose NFs are members of FISA. For each boat class , the highest placed NOCs at the 201 5 World Championships according to the number of quota places indicated below will qualify: Boat Class Men Men Lightweight Women Women Lightweight Single Sculls (M (M1x) (1x) 9 - 9 - Pairs (2 - ) 11 - 11 - Double Sculls (2x) 11 1 1 11 11 Fours (4 - ) 11 1 1 - - Quadruple Sculls (4x) 8 - 5 - Eights (8+) 5 - 5 - Q UALIFI CATION S YSTEM – G AMES OF THE XXXI O LYMPIAD – R IO 2016 Original Version: ENGLISH JUNE 2015 Page 4 / 8 FISA Continental Olympic Qualification Regattas There will be four (4) Continental Qualification Regattas, all of which include only four (4) events, and are only open to certain NOCs and/or events, namely: Asia /Oceania : Open to NOCs that are members of the Olympic Council of Asia and the Oceania National Olympic Committees with the exception of AUS and NZL ; Africa: Open to NOCs that are members of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa; America s : Open to NOCs that are members of Organización Deportiva Panamericana, with the exception of USA and CAN; Europe : Open to NOCs that are members of the European Olympic Committees plus USA, CAN, AUS and NZL . For the listed boat categories, the highest placed NOCs at the relevant Continental Qualification Regatta according to the number of quota places indicated below will qualify : Boat Class Asia / Oceania Africa America s Europe M e n Single Sculls (1x) 7 4 6 3 Men Lightweight Double Sculls (2x) 3 1 3 2 Women Single Sculls (1x) 7 4 6 3 Women Lightweight Double Sculls (2x) 3 1 3 2  An NOC may only enter one (1) boat per event at the relevant Continental Qualification Regatta and only in the events in which they have not already qualified at the 2015 World Rowing Championships. An NOC that wish es to qualify boats in an event that is not on the programme of the relevant Continental Qualification Regatta, may enter boats in the Final Qualification Regatta ;  FISA will only ac cept entries for the Continental Qualification Regattas that are received by the fixed closing date. The entries should be accompanied by a letter from the NOC confirming that the rowers entered are eligible according to paragraph C. Athlete Eligibility above ;  The C ontinental Qualification Regattas will be hel d according to the FISA Rules of Racing and have the same status as World Rowing Championships (Rule 5, page 47) ;  The FISA Council shall select the sites of the four qualification regattas by the end of 2014;  At the Continental Qualification regattas, a n NOC may only qualify a maximum of one (1) male and one (1) female boat ; and  If tw o (2) boats in the same gender from an NOC meet the qualification criteria at a continental qualification regatta, the NOC will have two (2) weeks from notification to decide which boat to confirm for the Games. Q UALIFI CATION S YSTEM – G AMES OF THE XXXI O LYMPIAD – R IO 2016 Original Version: ENGLISH JUNE 2015 Page 5 / 8 FISA Final Olympic Qualification Regatta For the listed boat categories , the highest placed NOCs at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta according to the number of quota places indicated below will qualify: Boat Class Quota Places M e n Pairs ( M 2 - ) 2 Double Sculls ( M 2x) 2 Fours ( M 4 - ) 2 Quadruple Sculls ( M 4x) 2 Eights ( M 8+) 2 Men Lightweight Fours ( LM 4 - ) 2 Women Pairs ( W 2 - ) 4 Double Sculls ( W 2x) 2 Quadruple Sculls ( W 4x) 2 Eights ( W 8+) 2  An NOC may only enter one (1) boat per event at the Final Qualification Regatta , and only in the events in which they have not already qualified at the 2015 World Rowing Championships. An NOC that wish es to qualify boats in an event that was not on the programme of the relevant Continental Qualification Regatta, may enter boats in the Final Qualification Regatta ;  FISA will only ac cept entries for the Final Qualification Regattas that are received by the fixed closing date. The entries should be accompanied by a letter from the NOC confirming that the rowers entered are eligible according to paragraph C. Athlete Eligibility above ;  T he Final Qualification Regattas will be held according to the FISA Rules of Racing and have the same status as World Rowing Championships (Rule 5, page 47) ; Q UALIFI CATION S YSTEM – G AMES OF THE XXXI O LYMPIAD – R IO 2016 Original Version: ENGLISH JUNE 2015 Page 6 / 8 H OST C OUNTRY P LACES Should the H ost Country not have achieved a ny quota place at the various qualification events , it is guaranteed two (2) quota places, one (1) in each Singles Sculls event. If not used, these places will be reallocated in accordance with the paragraph “ R eallocation of U nused H ost C ountry P laces ” below. T RIPARTITE C OMMISSION I NVITATION P LACES Four (4) Tripartite Commission Invitation Places are made available for eligible NOCs in the single sculls, two (2) for Men (M1x) and two (2) for Women (W1x) . On 15 October 2015, the International Olympic Committee will invite all eligible NOCs to submit their requests for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places. The deadline for NOCs to submit their requests is 15 January 2016. The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, the allocation of invitatio n places to the relevant NOCs after the end of the qualification period for the concerned sport. Detailed information on Tripartite Invitation places is contained in the “ Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio 2016 - Olympic Games Tripartite Commission Invitation Places - Allocation Procedure and Regulations ”. Following each qualification event, FISA will publish the results on its we bsite ( www.worldrowing.com ) a nd inform the respective NOCs of their allocated quota places. The NOCs will then have 14 days to confirm if they wish to use these quota places, as detailed in paragraph H. Qualification Timeline . R EALLOCATION OF UNUSED Q U ALIFICATION P LACES If a quota place allocated is not confirmed by the NOC by the confirmation of quota place deadline or is declined by the NOC, the quota place will be reallocated as follow s :  If the boat qualified through the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championship, the quota place will be reallocated to the next best ranked boat not yet qualified from the same event at the World Championships.  If the boat qualified through the FISA Continental Olympic Qualification Regattas , the quota place will be reallocated to the next best ranked boat in the individual boat class at that respective qualification event.  If the boat qualified through the FISA Final Olympic Qualification Regatta , the quota place will be reallocated taking into consideration a number of criteria in no particular order; universality, performance, representation and participation in qualification events . Any boat quota can be transferred to another as long as the total athletes quota and the total quotas per gender are respected. Any unused places will be reallocated by the FISA Executive Committee by 15 June 201 6 . The decisions of the FISA Executive Committee in this regard will be final; The FISA Executive Committee is empowered to deal with all unforeseen situations arising in relation to these rules, to fill any omissions and to interpret the rules in case of any disputes. E. CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES F. REALLOCATION OF UNUS ED QUOTA PLACES Q UALIFI CATION S YSTEM – G AMES OF THE XXXI O LYMPIAD – R IO 2016 Original Version: ENGLISH JUNE 2015 Page 7 / 8 R EALLOCATION OF UNUSE D H OST C OUNTRY P LACES Unused Host Country Place(s) will be reallocated to the NOC of the next best plac ed boat in Single Sculls , for M en – M1x, for W omen – W1x in the respective gender at the European continental qualification regatta that ha s not yet qualified. R EALLOCATION OF UNUSE D T RIPARTITE C OMMISSION I NVITATION P LACES If the Tripartite Commission is not able to allocate a Tripartite Commission Invitation p lace (M1x or W1x) , the unused place will be reallocated to the NOC of the next best placed boat in Single Sculls in the respective gender at the European continental qualification regatta, not yet qualified. P A LTERNATE A THLETES P a lternate athletes are non - competing athletes , and are not included within the athlete’s quota as described in Paragraph B. Athlete s Quota . More detailed information about e ntitlements and quotas can be found in the ‘ Accreditation at the Olympic Games – Users Guide ’ . P alternate athletes can only become competing athletes as per the conditions outlined in the ‘ IOC/Rio 2016 Late Athlete Replacement policy ’ . Eligibility : P alternate athletes must comply with the same eligibility rules as competing athletes as described in above paragraph C. Athlete Eligibility . Quota: Each qualified boat in the following events is entitled to one ( 1 ) P alternate athlete : - Men’s Four (4 - ) - Men’s Quadruple Sculls (4x) - Men’s Eight (8+) - Lightweight Men’s Four (4 - ) - Women’s Quadruple Sculls (4x) - Women’s Eights (8+) . However, if an NOC qualifies both a Men’s Four (4 - ) and a Men’s Eight (8+), they are only entitled to one ( 1 ) P alternate athlete between both boats . P alternate athletes may be used by NOCs in any of the relevant events . The above system is simply the me ans to allocate the P accreditations. Note: According to the ‘ IOC/Rio 2016 Late Athlete Replacement policy , athletes on the “long list” may be used as substitutes for the Olympic Games until three hours before the Olympic Regatta Draw meeting on Thursday, 4 August 2016. ’Starting f rom three (3) hours before the Draw meeting, o nly athletes already holding a P a ccreditation may be substituted into a boat at the Olympic Games . And, according to IOC rules, any substitution of an athlete at the Olympic regatta is considered a permanent substitution. G. GENERAL PRINCIPLES R EGARDING THE USE OF P ALTERNATE ATHLETES Q UALIFI CATION S YSTEM – G AMES OF THE XXXI O LYMPIAD – R IO 2016 Original Version: ENGLISH JUNE 2015 Page 8 / 8 Date Milestone 31 December 2014 FISA to determine location of Continental Olympic Qualification Regattas 14 August 2015 Entry Deadline for the 2015 World Rowing Championships 30 August to 6 September 2015 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, F r ance 14 September 2015 FISA to ask NOCs / NFs to confirm their quota places from the World Rowing Championships 16 October 2015 NOCs / NFs to confirm their use of quota places from the World Rowing Championships 5 to 7 October 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta, Tunis, Tunisia 8 October 2015 FISA to ask NOCs / NFs to confirm their quota places from the African Continental Qualification Regattas By 22 October 2015 NOCs / NFs to confirm their quota places from the African Continental Qualification Regattas 15 January 2016 Deadline for NOCs to submit their requests for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places In relation to end of qualification per iod for each sport The Tripartite Commission to confirm in writing the allocation of Invitation Places to the NOCs 22 to 24 March 2016 Americas Continental Qualification Regatta, Valparaiso, Chile 2 5 March 2016 FISA to ask NOCs / NFs to confirm their quota places from the Americas Continental Qualification Regattas By 8 April 2016 NOCs / NFs to confirm their quota places from the Americas Continental Qualification Regattas 22 to 25 April 2016 Asian & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta, Chungju, Korea 26 April 2016 FISA to ask NOCs / NFs to confirm their quota places from the Asian/Oceania Continental Qualification Regattas By 10 May 2016 NOCs / NFs to confirm their quota places from the Asian/Oceania Continental Qualification Regattas 22 to 25 May 2016 European and Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland 26 May 2016 FISA to ask NOCs / NFs to confirm their quota places from the European and Final Qualification Regattas 10 June 2016 NOCs / NFs to confirm their quota places from the European and Final Qualification Regattas 13 June 2016 FISA to reallocate all unused quota places and seek confirmations 18 July 2016 Rio 2016 Sport Entries deadline 4 August 2016 Olympic Regatta Draw meeting 6 to 13 August 2016 Rio 2016 Olympic Regatta H. QUALIFICATION TIMELI NE